Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado year-in and year-out is one of the most popular units of the National Park System. Its rugged peaks attract climbers, its heavily forested backcountry lures hikers and backpackers, and its wildlife attracts photographers and visitors hoping to glimpse elk, or catch their unique bugling, or spot bighorn sheep.
But that popularity and heavy visitation bring problems to the park. And in 2020, those problems were exacerbated by the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak wildfires. To discuss those and other issues in the park, we've invited Rocky Mountain Superintendent Darla Sidles to join us.
:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
:58 Kurt Repanshek and Rocky Mountain National Park Superintendent Darla Sidles discuss visitor congestion, wildfires, and other issues swirling about the park.
14:37 The Road Scholar - Bill Mize - The Spirit of South Dakota
14:48 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
15:10 Friends of Acadia
15:36 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
16:05 Interior Federal Credit Union
16:42 North Cascades Institute
16:59 Nova Scotia Tourism
17:35 Kurt and Darla's conversation continues.
30:30 Blue Mist - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Shenandoah
30:51 Episode Closing
31:19 Orange Tree Productions
31:52 Potrero Group
32:19 Western National Parks Association
32:40 Yosemite Conservancy
33:03 Washington’s National Park Fund
33:37 Splitbeard Productions
33:47 National Parks Traveler footer
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 26th, 2021 9:47am
